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[stinglikeabee]

It is easy enough to vote right and be consistently with the majority. But it is more often more important to be ahead of the majority and this means being willing to cut the first furrow in the ground and stand alone for a while if necessary. -- Patsy T. Mink, first Asian-American elected to Congress, principle author of Title IX, and 'uppity' woman who fought against segregation and sexism.

Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority aired on PBS stations starting April 30, 2009.

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[ldragoon.livejournal.com]

Man, is THAT ever the truth. :(

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

I only wish we (especially myself) would have the strength to do what she asks of us. This is a woman who, when in college was in segregated housing with the international students, went out and organised protests with faculty and classmates. If that happened to today's generation, they'd just bitch about it online and possibly get Anonymous/4chan to pull meanspirited pranks :/